HR News You Can Use: Employee Discounts Help You Save $$


As an employee of University of Maryland Medical System and Shore Regional Health, you have multiple opportunities for discounts, both online and locally. You can find many of these discounts — on travel, automotive, wireless services, insurance, gifts, flowers and much more!
Here’s how:
ONLINE: Access HR Connections and look under Benefits and Personal Welfare. Click on “Beneplace Employee Discount Program”
OUT AND ABOUT: Ask local businesses if they give discounts to Shore Regional Health employees.  You may be surprised to hear that the answer is yes!  You could even get a discount or some part of the fees waived at local fitness centers.  We know of the following:

  • Kent Athletic & Wellness Center (KAWC) is offering employees and other staff of Shore Regional Health a 10% discount off of the membership fee and the enrollment fee will be waived! KAWC is located on High Street in Chestertown, behind Dixon Valve.  They offer a wide range of fitness options, from social sports, to exercise classes (yoga, Zumba and more), to personal training. The facility includes a full fitness and weight room, aerobic rooms and a full court gymnasium.  For more information about KAWC, including how to enroll, visit their website www.kentathletic.com , call them at 410-778-3148 or email them at ifithere@kentathletic.com
  • The YMCA of the Chesapeake always offers an income-dependent membership fee. However, the Y has agreed to waive the one-time Joining Fee for UM SRH staff who present their employee ID. The YMCA of the Chesapeake includes:
    • Easton Family YMCA, Easton, MD
    • Caroline County Family YMCA, Denton, MD
    • Queen Anne’s County Family YMCA, Centreville MD
    • St. Michaels Family YMCA, St. Michaels, MD
    • Richard A. Henson Family YMCA, Salisbury, MD
    • Lower Shore Family YMCA, Pocomoke City, MD
    • Chincoteague Island Family YMCA, Chincoteague, VA